By Mike Compeau “How’d they DO that?” I have some trepidation as I begin writing this review. I’ve had the SeL Instrument OmniDiver Xos 42 for a number of weeks now, and writing a review of my experience with this watch had me constantly experiencing some aspect of wear, and then immediately musing, “How’d they DO that?” So, as you’ll see, I began to feel … Continue reading SeL Instrument OmniDiver Xos: The ‘Lived With’ Review
By Mike Compeau The luxury bomb Timex dropped a luxury bomb in the enthusiast watch scene in late September with the unveiling of a new brand, and a new standard for luxury watches “done the Timex way.” And, for six weeks now, I’ve worn my own new Timex Atelier Swiss-made Marine M1a, unboxed at our September 30 Redbar meetup. TL/DR: I love this watch, … Continue reading Timex Atelier’s Marine M1a: The ‘Lived With’ Review
“The most difficult part is not design, but the identity – the vision for the brand. You have to know how to actually capture—in motion—what the brand stands for. So, the most difficult part for a designer, a watch designer, is brand[ing]; you can design a beautiful watch, but then it stands alone—for nothing. The living brand [identity] must be included in the design.” Continue reading Other Watchy Bits: Giorgio Galli and Timex
